title: [The intention to leave a hospital: individual, occupational and organizational charactersitics of a sample of nurses in Northern Italy].
abstract: Turnover represents a problematic phenomenon due to both staff management and costs related to the quality of care. Turnover is quite studied in other Countries, but it is still little studied in Italy. The aim of this study was to analyzing psychosocial factors related to intention to leave the hospital, by using theoretical models from literature and applying them in the health context. The study involved 1295 nurses from North-Italy. The results showed that intention to leave may be considered the most direct predictor of turnover behavior. In fact, the demand for mobility to another hospital was requested by nurses with high level of intention to leave. Among examined individual and organizational characteristics, we found that young nurses with high education had higher turnover intention than old nurses. Moreover, nurses with high level of intention to leave not only perceived a low affective commitment to the unit, but also a low quality of relationship with both supersiors and physicians. The findings have important implications for both nurses and hospitals by helping to promote effective work environments, thus reducing turnover intention.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Verona, Italia.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ambrosi
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galletta
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Portoghese
authors.forename: Adalgisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battistelli
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saiani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007558:Italy; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*